{"id":372813,"date":"2018-08-10T08:32:09","date_gmt":"2018-08-10T07:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/big-tech-shows-net-neutrality-battle-was-about-power\/"},"modified":"2018-08-10T08:32:09","modified_gmt":"2018-08-10T07:32:09","slug":"big-tech-shows-net-neutrality-battle-was-about-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/big-tech-shows-net-neutrality-battle-was-about-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Tech Shows \u2018Net Neutrality\u2019 Battle Was About Power"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The de-platforming of Alex Jones and InfoWars is a subject that has a number of layers to it, including the responsibilities social media companies have to free speech \u2014 particularly in a world where the lines between Big Tech and Big Government are\u00a0increasingly blurred<\/a>. While I\u2019ll leave others to debate those particular subjects, these developments \u2014 and reactions to it \u2014 do help provide clarity to another heated tech-related debate: the hypocrisy of \u201cnet neutrality\u201d advocates.<\/p>\n

After all, there is a ton of overlap between those who advocated Title II regulation of the internet and those celebrating the deplatforming of Alex Jones. This is particularly true among the most powerful players in this debate,\u00a0including legislators<\/a>\u00a0and leaders in the industry.<\/p>\n

Consider, for example, the reaction from Big Tech to the FCC\u2019s repeal Title II regulation last December.<\/p>\n

Facebook\u2019s Sherryl Sansberg\u00a0published a statement saying<\/a>: \u201cAn open internet is critical for new ideas and economic opportunity. \u2026 We\u2019re ready to work with members of Congress and others to help make the internet free and open for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n


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\n<\/span>Google encouraged online activists\u00a0to \u201ctake action,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0in order to \u201cprotect the free flow of information and help make sure the Internet is available to everyone, everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

Apple went so far as to say<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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An open internet ensures that hundreds of millions of consumers get the experience they want, over the broadband connections they choose, to use the devices they love, which have become an integral part of their lives.<\/p>\n

What consumers do with those tools is up to them \u2014 not Apple, and not broadband…<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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